Another great course I took this term was the Advanced Oral Communication Course or AOC which is taken by Professor Neerja Pande. She belongs to arts field and was brought up in Lucknow itself. This course from the communications department is very different from the typical courses at a B-School, yet it is as or more essential than the ones taught across both years.
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction”
Is being a consultant your dream job? Then mastering the art of cracking Case Interviews is something you should start right away. In this video, Miti Vaidya, Kore Team Member of InsideIIM-Konversations, explains how to go about in a structured and logical manner while cracking a case interview. The most important thing to remember is that it's not about getting to the right answer int he quickest time possible. Case interviews are a way to the show interviewer how you think and what is the approach you take. And it's a skill that takes time to master. So start with this video and tell us your approach to cracking the case mentioned in this video, in the comments below.
We are in the world of Information and Connectivity. Don't we all know that our cell phones that continually gathers data about our whereabouts and activities? An expansive scope of organised data gathering gadgets are progressively being deployed in the public space, including CCTV cameras; ads and vending machines furnished with biometric sensors; and the indoor micropositioning systems known as "beacons" that, when combined with a smartphone app, send signals providing information about nearby products and services. The picture we are left with is that of our surroundings furiously vacuuming up information, each square meter yielding such great amount of data. But how is the Data Managed or Interpreted is something that can be an inquisitive hunt from a Management perspective.
Do you know the technologies your devices are built on? Do you know the innovations that you cannot directly see, and yet exist in most of your devices? The reason behind all those daily updates?
Gangs of Wasseypur, Dev D, Gulaal, NH 10...these movies paint a specific picture in our heads...
This article (or story, as InsideIIM would call it) is for all those who have decided to do an MBA after reading all those awesome stories on InsideIIM and other websites. The awesome stories are more than enough in number that I need not add one myself. Instead, I want to show you the other side of the MBA 'coin', the side that is usually hidden from sight by the 'awesome' side of the coin. However, this is NOT to discourage you to join MBA. This post is also NOT a complaint or a rant or a judgement of what is right or what is wrong (this is subjective). Maybe many of my MBA peers might not like this article. However, some things in life are bitter but inevitable. Like medicines, for instance. And this post too. The aspirants must know the whole picture of what they are getting into. Here goes:
Do you know companies like Amazon, Tinder, Netflix, American Express, etc all use Business Analytics? At first, it may sound really boring but it's not as nerdy and dull as you may think. Don't believe me? Here are 5 resources that will make you believe that Business Analytics is one the coolest things ever!
Another great course I took this term was the Advanced Oral Communication Course or AOC which is taken by Professor Neerja Pande. She belongs to arts field and was brought up in Lucknow itself. This course from the communications department is very different from the typical courses at a B-School, yet it is as or more essential than the ones taught across both years.
“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction”
Is being a consultant your dream job? Then mastering the art of cracking Case Interviews is something you should start right away. In this video, Miti Vaidya, Kore Team Member of InsideIIM-Konversations, explains how to go about in a structured and logical manner while cracking a case interview. The most important thing to remember is that it's not about getting to the right answer int he quickest time possible. Case interviews are a way to the show interviewer how you think and what is the approach you take. And it's a skill that takes time to master. So start with this video and tell us your approach to cracking the case mentioned in this video, in the comments below.
We are in the world of Information and Connectivity. Don't we all know that our cell phones that continually gathers data about our whereabouts and activities? An expansive scope of organised data gathering gadgets are progressively being deployed in the public space, including CCTV cameras; ads and vending machines furnished with biometric sensors; and the indoor micropositioning systems known as "beacons" that, when combined with a smartphone app, send signals providing information about nearby products and services. The picture we are left with is that of our surroundings furiously vacuuming up information, each square meter yielding such great amount of data. But how is the Data Managed or Interpreted is something that can be an inquisitive hunt from a Management perspective.
Do you know the technologies your devices are built on? Do you know the innovations that you cannot directly see, and yet exist in most of your devices? The reason behind all those daily updates?
Gangs of Wasseypur, Dev D, Gulaal, NH 10...these movies paint a specific picture in our heads...
This article (or story, as InsideIIM would call it) is for all those who have decided to do an MBA after reading all those awesome stories on InsideIIM and other websites. The awesome stories are more than enough in number that I need not add one myself. Instead, I want to show you the other side of the MBA 'coin', the side that is usually hidden from sight by the 'awesome' side of the coin. However, this is NOT to discourage you to join MBA. This post is also NOT a complaint or a rant or a judgement of what is right or what is wrong (this is subjective). Maybe many of my MBA peers might not like this article. However, some things in life are bitter but inevitable. Like medicines, for instance. And this post too. The aspirants must know the whole picture of what they are getting into. Here goes:
Do you know companies like Amazon, Tinder, Netflix, American Express, etc all use Business Analytics? At first, it may sound really boring but it's not as nerdy and dull as you may think. Don't believe me? Here are 5 resources that will make you believe that Business Analytics is one the coolest things ever!
